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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C15H14O3
Molecular Weight 242.2699
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of .ALPHA.-LAPACHONE

SMILES

CC1(C)CCC2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=C(C=CC=C3)C2=O

InChI

InChIKey=PJWHOPKRRBUSDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H14O3/c1-15(2)8-7-11-12(16)9-5-3-4-6-10(9)13(17)14(11)18-15/h3-6H,7-8H2,1-2H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C15H14O3
Molecular Weight 242.2699
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

The bioactive quinone Alpha-lapachone was originally isolated from the heartwood of trees of the Bignoniaceae family (Tabebuia sp). It can also be found in other families such as Verbenaceae, Proteaceae, Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Malvaceae. Alpha-Lapachone showed potent cytotoxicity against different cancer cell lines. Alpha-lapachone is an "irreversible" inhibitor of topoisomerase II. Alpha-lapachone demonstrated antibacterial activity against pathogenic organisms Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi and antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: Q1M0P5
Gene ID: NA
Gene Symbol: metB
Target Organism: Helicobacter pylori (Campylobacter pylori)
11.0 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Effects of beta-lapachone, a peroxide-generating quinone, on macromolecule synthesis and degradation in Trypanosoma cruzi.
1985 Jul
Novel mechanisms of DNA topoisomerase II inhibition by pyranonaphthoquinone derivatives-eleutherin, alpha lapachone, and beta lapachone.
2000 Nov 1
Novel mechanism of cellular DNA topoisomerase II inhibition by the pyranonaphthoquinone derivatives alpha-lapachone and beta-lapachone.
2001 Mar
Radermachera xylocarpa: the highly efficient source of lapachol and synthesis of its derivatives.
2001 Mar-Apr
Activity of natural and synthetic naphthoquinones against Toxoplasma gondii, in vitro and in murine models of infection.
2002 Sep
Inhibitory effects of lapachol derivatives on epstein-barr virus activation.
2003 Feb 20
Tabebuia avellanedae naphthoquinones: activity against methicillin-resistant staphylococcal strains, cytotoxic activity and in vivo dermal irritability analysis.
2006 Mar 22
Enzymatic characterization and inhibitor discovery of a new cystathionine {gamma}-synthase from Helicobacter pylori.
2008 Jan
The trypanocidal activity of naphthoquinones: a review.
2009 Nov 10
1,2,3-triazole-, arylamino- and thio-substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones: potent antitumor activity, electrochemical aspects, and bioisosteric replacement of C-ring-modified lapachones.
2014 Mar 1
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
1 uM alpha-lapachone failed to inhibit Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes DNA synthesis or the parasite growth in vitro, which suggests that inhibition of DNA synthesis was essential for beta-lapachone action on cell division and growth.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
VPE3AOX9QV
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Name Type Language
.ALPHA.-LAPACHONE
Common Name English
NSC-629747
Code English
NSC-26327
Code English
2H-NAPHTHO(2,3-B)PYRAN-5,10-DIONE, 3,4-DIHYDRO-2,2-DIMETHYL-
Systematic Name English
ALPHA-LAPACHONE
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
NSC
629747
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00197020
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FDA UNII
VPE3AOX9QV
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CAS
4707-33-9
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PUBCHEM
72732
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NSC
26327
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